A. Gely (FRA)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1 (Landplanes)
Type of record 
Speed over a Commercial Airline Route
Performance 
1 721,57 km/h
Date 
28 Mar 1982
Course / Location 
Dakar (Senegal) - Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Claimant 
A. Gely (FRA)
Type of engine 
Olympus
Aircraft 
Concorde
Aircraft manufacturer 
Aérospatiale/BAC
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Rolls Royce